pinch bar : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: pinch bar	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for pinch bar
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pinch bar n a lever with a pointed projection that serves as a fulcrum; used to roll heavy wheels
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pinch \Pinch\, n. 1. A close compression, as with the ends of the fingers, or with an instrument; a nip. 2. As much as may be taken between the finger and thumb; any very small quantity; as, a pinch of snuff. 3. Pian; pang. [bd]Necessary's sharp pinch.[b8] --Shak. 4. A lever having a projection at one end, acting as a fulcrum, -- used chiefly to roll heavy wheels, etc. Called also {pinch bar}. {At a pinch}, {On a pinch}, in an emergency; as, he could on a pinch read a little Latin.